Check-marker.



C. W. ELROD.

CHECK MARKER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. ZL'IQIS.

Patented June 18, 1918.

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u Application filed November 27, 1916. 3: Serial-Illo{133,835. I

To all whom it may concern: a w v 5 ,Be it known that I, GYnUs*-Wa-Emion, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in thecounty' ofJaeks'on and State of Missouri, have invented 'certa'in newand" useful Improvements in Check- Markers and I do declare thefollowing to be a full,"cl ea'r,' andexactdescriptioniofthe may beformed fa-long one edge of' a 11 check inorder to properly identify theamount for which the check is drawn and thereby avoid uncertainty as tothe amount of the check- In accomplishing this object I have provided amechanical device embodying the improvement hereinafter described andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure I is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of theinvention, illustrating its use on a bank check.

Fig. II is an enlarged detail perspective of the device.

Fig. III is a transverse section thereof.

Fig. IV is a detail perspective of the preferred type of pointer.

Fig. V is a view of a check and its stub, showing the stub removed fromthe check body, and the edge portion of the check removed to form theamount identifying stub. Referring more in detail to the drawmgs:

1 designates the body of the marker which is preferably constructed offlat spring metal having a straight edge portion 2 of sufiicient lengthto extend over a check of ordinary size, and a guide member 3 which liesparallel with the straight edge portion 2 and is spaced therefrom sothat a check may be received therebetween. The straight edge portion andback member are connected by an integral spring loop 4 that is adaptedto hold the back and straight edge portions in their spaced relation,but to yield to enable a check to be gripped there between when theopposite members are pressed toward each other.

Th8 straight? age aporaen 2 is provided with ianlongitudinal .rib5zwhich vserves'to stili eir-the member and'also to. form a. rail alongwhich: asslide poin'ter 6 may travel, in order that' the pointer. may.be located over designated numerals along the :edge of the check-thatisto be marked by the device. v Thev'slide 6 comprises: the arch 7 thatoverlies the rib and. is adapted for free sliding :movement therealongto properly place the pointer i on the numerals in mark- Iing=-the-amount of the check to which the device israpplieda i. v

-=FExtendingfromone edge of .the. arch 7 is an arm 8 that rides alongthe top of the body portion 2 and hasa P0111619 extending beyondstheedge of :said. bodyportion to overlie a5 part of'theicheck,-so that whenthe check: isf pulled thereagainst a portion of the check is torn awayto the contour of the point. ton-leavet a projection or :stub on andobviate possible loss to the drawer:

the. edge of the check, the arm 8 being provided with the handle member10 whereby the pointer may be easily moved along the body portion 2.Extending from the end of the arch 7 opposite the arm 8 is a lip 11 thatprojects under a flange 12 on the edge of the body portion 2 and isspaced therefrom to provide the slot 13 within which the said lip mayride, the spacing of the flange from the body portion 2 being sufiicientto form a channel in which the lip may slide freely without loss ofmotion.

14 designates a check of a type especially adapted for use'with themarker containing my improvements, and which carries along and inposition for indicating a particular numeral, that numeral is covered bythe point 9 and cannot be seen by the user of the device. By providingthe check with the column 16, the numerals of which are arrangedcorrespondingly to those in'the row 15, the point 9 may be directed toany desired number in the column 16 and when in that position willoverlie a corresponding number in the row 15, so thatwhen the edge ofthe check is torn away the numeral in the column 16 indicated by thepoint will be exposed on the stub 17 on the edge of the check.

Assuming the device to be constructed as described and to be used with acheckofthe character shown when the check is 'made out in theordinarymunner the protecting device is placedOVGI',ih8I1bGdy;fpOl'tl0n',Z2, overlying the face of the check along oneedge thereof, thewend of: ;the nheek abeing slipped betweenthe:'body2p0trtion12,and back member 3: so that itherche'ck maybee-gripped slide 6 .is then fmove d1 along" the: check .until itcomeszto the ifilvstznumeral of.- therammmt shown by the check, when'thezpointelgislheld inplnce and the iedge'of rthecheckitornenway toform theizstubzl'i'. hen the istub'ris formed the pointer is; moved111:0 overlie: Ethe next numeral of the ramountttofzthe checlc and thetearing vagain =takes;place,;@thisuoperation being repeated until the"fullramoimt ''-is shown on the stubs valong :the :mzrrgimbfithe check.7

' Itis apparent thatea device cofzthis character may be carried in :apocket .etche'ckbook if desired, but .in any event would require but avery small space; so :that' itzcansbei used for marking vpersonal-checks as well as! vouchers or the like.

Having thus desoribed my invention What "1., A check marker comprising astraight edge'mer'nber, having a longitudinal guide rib-and ;-,a-nredgeiflenge back-turned and spaced from the body of the member to forma groove andm pointerhaving an archediportionmovabIlealong 'thex rib anda lip m0vahle in the;groove andahavingi fri tionalucOn-tactmvith thelip, for-the; purpose setrferth.

5121A check marker comprising a straight edge body {memben tundra ibackaturned, yieldabjlei, clampy-membervatone-end thereof said straightedge umember having a central, longitudinal guidee rib and i annedgeiflange backeturned;cand spaeed from the bodyvto forme, grooveandat;pointer-comprisingan arched portion: movable along the rib andhaving a lipysatponemend amovable hut-he groove i and=.,a ;.point=cat.cthe opposite-endiextending beyond .the edge; of the l-bodyrmem-:berifor. :thepnrposeiset. iforthc 1n itestimony whereof I iafiixc mysignature.

I CYRUS W; :ELROD.

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